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"An Iranian parliamentarian said his country rejects the negotiation approach currently adopted by US President Donald Trump's administration, likening it to the killing of African American George Floyd in police custody in 2020. "What Mr. Trump is now pursuing in the field of international relations and law, which is Surrender, is incompatible with respecting the principle of national sovereignty. No country is prepared to allow any other country's bullying, occupation, and hegemony," explained Abolfazl Zohrevand, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, in an interview conducted in Tehran on Sunday. "In their view, negotiation is like one side being the American police and the other side like Mr. George Floyd’s neck under the policeman's knee. We do not accept such an equation at all. We are a powerful country, and we strongly stand by and defend our national security interests," he added. In 2020, video footage documented US police officers kneeling on father of three George Floyd's neck for several minutes in Minneapolis, resulting in fatal injuries. Floyd’s killing quickly sparked protests across the country condemning the killing of African American men, women and children by US police forces. Regarding Iran's conditions for ending the war and achieving peace, the lawmaker stated, "First, we do not accept a unilateral ceasefire. Second, this is a condition of war. Third, under current wartime conditions, we certainly raise our demands, which can be presented through negotiations. We have made our demands and expectations clear, and they are incompatible with American dominance and so‑called American arrogance. Therefore, they are rejected". "We have stood firm, and now we are waiting to receive both compensation and acceptance of responsibility for the attack on Iran in these potential negotiations, and that will happen," he added. On April 8, Trump announced a two-week truce with Iran to allow room for negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement to end the crisis, before later extending it 'until Tehran submits its proposals', without specifying a timeframe. Islamabad hosted a negotiation round between the US and Iran on April 11, with Pakistani mediation, but it did not yield any results. The scheduled second round between the two countries has not yet taken place, amidst ongoing diplomatic efforts. The United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on February 28. Iran responded with strikes on Israeli territory and US interests in the region. "
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